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| Position: | Offensive Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 31, 1990 Plant City, Florida |
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Plant City (FL) |
| College: | South Florida |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Mark Popek (born August 31, 1990) is a former American football offensive guard. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at USF.
Early years
He attended Plant City High School in Plant City, Florida. He was named 5A second-team all-state team.[1]
College career
Popek redshirted his freshman year in 2008. As a redshirt freshman, he was named to the All-Big East Freshman team after playing in twelve games, starting the Bulls' last five of six games.[1] In 2010, he made four starts while playing in eight games for USF.[1] Popek started all twelve contests at left tackle in 2011 and led the Big East conference in sacks allowed, giving up 1.3 a game.[1] Prior to the start of the 2012 season, Popek was listed in the 2012 Outland Trophy Watch List.[2] He went on to start nine games at both the guard and tackle positions but missed time due to an ankle injury.[1] He was selected to the 2012 Second-team All-Big East team.[3]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
308 lb (140 kg) |
5.47 s | 1.81 s | 3.06 s | 4.84 s | 7.80 s | 28 in (0.71 m) |
8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
26 reps | |||
| All values taken from USF's Pro Day.[4] | ||||||||||||
Popek signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2013.[5] He was released on July 23, 2013.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mark Popek". University of South Florida Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "2012 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". Football Writers Association of America. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Big East Announces 2012 Postseason Football Honors". Big East Conference. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Mark Popek". NFL Draft Scout. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (29 April 2013). "Snapshots of the 15 Undrafted Free Agents". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Jets Media Relations Department (23 July 2013). "Jets Add Two Free Agents, Release Two". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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